Support for furniture-drawers.



J. F. DUNLEAVY.

SUPPORT FOR FURNITURE DRAWERS.

APPLICATION FILED 001 .4, 1910. RENEWED SEPT, 6, 1912.

1 ,O4Q,907, Patented Oct. 8, 1912.

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J. F. DUNLEAVY.

SUPPORT FOR FURNITURE DRAWERS.

APPLICATION FILED 0014, 1910. RENEWED SEPT. a, 1912.

1 ,O40,907. Patented Oct. 8, 1912.

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COLUMBIA PLANOORMII L'UHWASHINUTDN n Application filed October 4, 1910, Serial No. 585,171.

UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES FRANK DUNLEAVY, OF NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

SUPPORT FOR FURNITURE-DRAWERS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES FRANK Dun- LEAVY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newton, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supports for Furniture-Drawers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates particularly to supports for furniture drawers and the like but is adapted also to doors and other movable objects.

It is common to have each drawer of a cabinet slidably mounted at its sides upon a frame 01' pair of bars, which rest upon rollers that are free to travel back and forth upon tracks on the frame of the cabinet when the drawer is slid in and out and it is my object to provide a roller support which while stronger, more easily applied and more effective in action than those now in use, is also cheaper to manufacture.

My improved support comprises two slotted plates holding a roller between them, the ends of the plates being connected or interlocked by a fastener which also secures the ends of the two plates to the frame of the cabinet or other article to which the support is applied, so that the fastener not only secures the support in place but also holds the ends of the plates against relative displacement.

In the preferrecl form of my invention the fastening means is a yoke-shaped spike or staple, which is driven into the furniture and interlocks the ends of the two plates so as to not only positively hold them together in proper relation but also fasten them to the furniture.

In the accompanying drawings :-Figure 1 shows partly in section and partly in elevation a portion of an article of furniture provided with a roller-supported drawer and equipped with one form of my invention; Fig. 2 is a section on line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a side elevation partly in section of my improved support; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the support with the roller omitted; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the plates hereinafter described; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the yokes or staples hereinafter described; Fig. 7 shows how the two slotted plates, hereinafter described, are assembled; and Figs.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 8,1912.

Renewed September 6. 1912. Serial No. 719,006.

8 to 13 inclusive, illustrate other forms of my invention.

My improved support comprises two plates A, two staples C and a roller D. The two plates A are identical in construction and each is made with a longitudinal slot a and two laterally extending ears a, one at each end of the plate. Each ear a is made with an upwardly extending lug a and with a perforation a. The bottom edge of each plate A is provided near its ends with clownwardly extending fins a. The staples C are alike in construction and each comprises two legs 0 connected with a web 0, each leg being indented on its outer side, as 0 so as to provide a projection 0 upon its inner face, while the web 0 is made with a perforation 0*. Near their extremities the legs 0 are somewhat enlarged, as at. 0 so that when the staple is driven into the furniture as hereinafter described it will more strongly resist withdrawal or displacement.

The two plates A with the roller D between them are assembled side by side, as shown in Fig. 7 their ears a overlapping as shown so that the perforations a of each pair of ears register, while the lugs a of each pair of cars are in alinement, that is, side by side. A staple G is placed astride each pair of ears (2 and forced downwardly into the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the projections 0 being forced into the mouths of the perforations a", and the lugs a entering the perforations 0*.

The form of my invention shown in Figs. 1 to 7 inclusive, is adapted to wooden furniture and therefore the staples C are driven into the furniture as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. As the plates A near the position they are to occupy the fins a are forced into the furniture and assist in holding the plates against spreading apart. The projections 0 engaging the perforations a serve to hold the ears of each pair against relative sliding displacement, while the lugs a projecting into the perforations e positively interlocks the two ears together at their upper edge.

The form of support shown in Figs. 8 and 9 is the same as that above described except that 1 fastened by screws 0 tothe frame of the cabinet or other article to which the support is fastened. As will be clear, this form of my invention is adapted to be applied to either wooden or metal cabinets or the like.

In Figs. 10 to 13 inclusive, I have shown another form of my invention wherein the two slotted side plates a which support the roller D form part of a single strip of sheet metal bent into the form shown in Fig. 11, the side plates a being united at one end by the integral cross-piece a and at the opposite end of the support they are provided with ears of constructed like the ears a. above described except that they have no lugs a A plain staple 0 Figs. 12 and 13, looks the ears of together and fastens one end of the support in place, while another plain staple C Figs. 12 and 13, straddles the cross-piece a and fastens the opposite end of the support in place.

My improved support for cabinet drawers and the like is of simple and inexpensive construction; the slotted plates are securely interlocked or connected at their ends so-that they cannot be relatively displaced, and the few parts required, except the roller and screws, can be stamped from sheet metal with the minimum amount of waste.

What I claim is 1. A support of the character described, comprising two slotted side plates; a roller between the side plates provided with trunnions mounted in the slots of the plates, and means for securing the support to the article to which it is applied comprising a fastener for interlocking the ends of the plates and attaching them to the article.

2. A support of the character described, comprising a pair of slotted plates each made at its ends with laterally extending ears overlapping and fitting against the ears of the other plate; a roller between the plates provided with trunnions mounted in the slots of the plates, and means engaging said-ears to lock the latter together and also fasten the support in its place.

3. A support of the character described, comprising a pair of slotted plates, each made at its ends with laterally extending ears overlapping and fitting against the ears of the other plate; a roller between the plates provided with trunnions mounted in the slots of the plates, and yoke-shaped fasteners engaging the ears to lock the latter together, said fasteners being adapted to be driven into an article of furniture or the like to fasten the support inits place.

4. A support of the character described, 7

comprising a pair ofslotted plates, each made at its ends with laterally extending ears overlapping and fitting against the ears of the other plate; a roller between the plates provided with trunnions mounted in the slots of the plates, and staples engaging said ears so as to lock them together, said staples upwardly extending lug adapted to register with the corresponding lug on the adjacent ear of the other plate; a roller between the plates provided with trunnions mounted in the slots of the plates, and two staples each embracing two of the ears, the top of each staple being perforated to receive and inclose the lugs on the ears which the staple embraces.

6. A support of the character described, 7

comprising a pair of slotted plates each made at its ends with laterally extending ears overlapping and fitting against the ears of the other plate, said earsbeing each made with a perforation; a roller between the plates provided with trunnions mounted in the slots of the plates, and staples for fastening the plates to an article of furniture or the like, each staple embracing one of the pairs of ears and having projections upon the inner sides of its legs adapted to engage with the perforations in the ears to hold the latter against displacement.

7 A support of the character described, comprising a pair of slotted plates, each made at its ends with laterally extending ears overlapping and fitting against the ears of the other plate, and at its lower edge with one or more fins adapted to be driven into the article of furniture or the like to which the support is applied; a roller between the plates having trunnions mounted in the slots of the plates, and means engaging said ears to lock the latter together and also fasten the support in its place.

8. A support of the character described, comprising a pair of slotted plates; a roller between the plates having trunnions mounted in the slots of the plates, and means for fastening the support in place comprising a staple for interlocking the ends of the slotted side plates.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 24th day of September, 1910.

JAMES FRANK DUNLEAVY.

Witnesses MARY A. OBRmN, MARY 'A. NYHAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

